Friday, June 1, 2012

Canada's largest ten-minute play festival launches its 7th successful season June 1-10, 2012 at Toronto's Alumnae Theatre Mainstage (view map). InspiraTO 2012 is primed to produce its largest collection of plays to date: 24 fascinating and provocative ten-minute plays, created and brought to life by an incredibly talented slate of up-and-coming emerging artists.
InspiraTO's theme this year is VISION - explored through a series of 4 shows (6 ten-minute plays per show) -- each with their own unique perspective.

Tickets are $12 each ($38 for the 4-show Festival Pass) available via TicketPeak - there are no online service fees - an incredible value. You can also get tickets at the Alumnae Theatre Box Officeone hour before each show. For showtimes &tickets - click here.

The InspiraTO Ten Day Playwriting Contest is on til June 2. Write a play. Click here for details.

Decide which shows to see

View the synopsis, cast & director for each play. Each "Eye" show has 6 ten-minute plays with no intermission and quick set changes between plays: Because each show is 60 minutes, you can easily see two or three shows back-to-back; like fringing, except for ten-minute plays.

redEyeshow (6 ten-minute plays in one show): Visions with passion - plays that deal with our deep longings, and push our idea of obsession and desire. Fri. June 1 at 8 pm; Sat. June 2 at 4 & 10; Thurs. June 7 at 7 pm; Sat June 9 at 6 pm:

blueEyeshow (6 ten-minute plays in one show): Visions with mystery - plays that make you think, and don't give you black and white answers. Fri. June 1 at 10 pm; Sat. June 2 at 6 pm; Wed. June 6 at 7 pm; Sat. June 9 at 2 & 8 pm:

Standing at the Edge of the Universe of Disunity by Stanley Toledo - click here

yellowEyeshow (6 ten-minute plays in one show): Visions that alert - plays that challenge the status quo, re-examine the way we live, and challenge our world view. Sat. June 2 at 2 & 8 pm; Fri. June 8 at 8 pm; Sat. June 9 at 4 & 10 pm:

Tickets are $12. Get tickets online with no service fees!Click here for tickets. You can also get tickets at the theatre box office - open one hour before each show. Save even further and get the festival pass and see 4 different shows for only $38 (online or at the box office.)

Latecomers not admitted. Shows restricted to people 14 years of age or older.

Participate in the festival

1. Once the plays are on stage, your opinions become a key element of the InspiraTO Festival - audiences vote for their favourite plays and the top two from each colour group are showcased at the final Sunday matinee performance (June 10).

3. You can also write a ten-minute play: The Ten Day Playwriting Contest, which offers audience members the opportunity to write their own ten-minute play over the ten days of the Festival. The play must be on the theme of Vision, along with two elements that will be only be revealed on May 24 when the contest opens at the start of the Festival. The winning audience playwright will receive a $250 prize plus a staged reading of their work during the final performance on June 10.For details click here.